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It had been a while since he'd sent Kanda and Alma to their peaceful end in Mater. Allen decided to visit the place. What he saw when he finally arrived surprised him. Kanda sat there, holding Alma with a peaceful smile on his face. Beside the duo lay the dead petals of a lotus. It didn't surprise Allen that there was something else he didn't know about the man. He sighed.
"What do you want, moyashi?" Kanda's voice demanded.
"To be sure you rest in peace, Bakanda," Allen smiled as he was walking away from the bodies he believed were dead.
"Why would you want that when there are still stupid akuma after us?" Kanda stood. "I've survived much worse before, but now, I no longer am cursed and unable to feel for friends."
"You won't be summoning him back?"
"Unlike you, moyashi, I have no reason to despair over Alma's death. I just have to keep alive the same way the rest of the world does. I can't heal fast anymore."
"Really? How about we return and see what's changed?" he smiled.
"Are you serious? You have me come here and leave me for three goddamn years, and then ask me to see what's changed? Are you stupid?"
"I think we should find out what's happened. I can easily get into the Black Order, you know. If you want I'll even help you get revenge on the sadists who created you. I have my own reasons for going back there."
"You still disgust me with your stupid ideals," Kanda grumbled even as he stood to go with him.
Before he followed Allen into the bright lights, he looked at Alma's dead body, "I'm sorry old friend that I couldn't save you from that hell. I'm sorry that I must leave you like this. I will never forget you, Alma," he swore.
Arriving in Headquarters, Allen looked surprised at the flurry of movement. He thought things wouldn't have changed much in the three years since he'd disappeared, but it seemed everyone was joyous. Kanda glared at one finder who tried to approach the pair.
"Allen, you're home!" Linali suddenly appeared. "That's great! How is Kanda with you? I thought he died with Alma?"
"Long story," Allen smiled, before he saw a certain blonde inspector.
"Great," Kanda glared at the man. "Are we going to be arrested now?"
"What? Oh, Kanda, Allen, good we've got a lot to brief you on."
This surprised both men. They thought for sure they'd both be questioned.
"It's Miranda's Innocence. It moved everyone in the Black Order to a different time and place. Things are a lot more advanced and you'll have to keep what you are a secret from now on. Also, all of us from our time must keep who we are a secret. There's a new Black Order and we just keep an eye on them. This means that even Hevlaska is unsure what is going on. Don't worry, though. Central and Leverrier weren't brought with us. Jerry was, Miranda and Krory were. Also, don't worry, we need everyone we have on these missions. It seems Lavi and Bookman are still with us, even if they did turn traitor."
"They're Bookmen, Link. What they did was nothing compared to what I am," Allen shrugged, "besides they're supposed to be neutral. Are you saying I'm no longer an enemy?"
"We can't call anyone from our time an enemy. We might seriously screw things up. It seems Miranda's Innocence is something quite different than we thought. Perhaps even the Heart."
"It's not," Allen dismissed this possibility.
"Doesn't matter anymore. You're a General now. Kanda is to be your bodyguard and if that Noah is listening, Kanda is also to be protected by him if he doesn't wish to be locked up again."
"As if you could," Kanda snorted.
"If we were still in our time, you know you'd both have been immediately captured. As it is, if you look closely at Kanda, he's as he was before we found out about Alma. As far as Miranda knew about him and his abilities so he has the fast healing but not the curse. He has all of his Innocence abilities. Miranda is currently stuck in a detrimental state. None of the General's came with us except you, Allen. That's why Komui said when you got here with Kanda to send you straight to him."